Procottus
Procottus is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.
| Procottus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Subfamily: | Abyssocottinae |
| Genus: | Procottus Gratzianov, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus jeittelesii | |
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Procottus gotoi Sideleva, 2001
- Procottus gurwicii (Taliev, 1946) (Dwarf sculpin)
- Procottus jeittelesii (Dybowski, 1874) (Red sculpin)
- Procottus major Taliev, 1949
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cottidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Procottus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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